Henry B. Thomson

Retired Architects, Dallas and Regional

Hal Thomson introduced the architecturally refined mansion to Dallas. He was an architect with a background of privilege, the son of a prominent Texas oil and cattle man. He was educated in elite private and preparatory schools before he attended the University of Texas, followed by an additional bachelor’s and master’s degree from MIT in 1906. He traveled extensively in Europe and studied its period architecture. His society bearings were furthered when he married the daughter of J. B. Adoue, the prominent banker and civic leader in Dallas in 1914.He designed the Southwestern Life Building and his own home at 3925 Potomac and designed far more elaborate and grander homes on Swiss Avenue and in Highland Park. Many consider the Aldredge House, a French Eclectic style home with Renaissance detailing, the high mark of eclectic architecture by Hal Thomson. The home is owned by the Dallas County Medical Auxiliary. He moved as easily within his profession as president of AIA, as he did in his social circles as a member of the Dallas Country Club. Every Dallas architect who designs eclectic homes has been influenced by Hal Thomson. Hal Thomson homes can be identified by the gentle curves, bowed front porches and an intuitive grace and planned proportion that permeates the structure.

3520 Arrowhead Drive, Dallas, Texas

3520 Arrowhead (Hal Thomson) 1929 Turtle Creek Park

4612 Lakeside Drive, Dallas, Texas

Second Section of Old Highland Park Home

4324 Saint Johns Drive, Dallas, Texas

Real Estate in Acreage Section of Old Highland Park

One of the most frustrating trends in the country’s historic suburbs is to tear down a historic home form the early part of this century to build a home of... See More

4412 Lakeside Drive, Dallas, Texas

Wilson Fuqua Design

Highland Park Mediterranean Style Home

This Mediterranean style home designed in 1919 along Hackberry Creek in Highland Park, is significant both architecturally for its renovation and for who has lived in the home over the... See More

4236 Armstrong Parkway, Dallas, Texas

Architect Henry B. Thomson Designed Home

This stately home with the steep roof and renaissance detailing is well suited for the grand and almost ceremonial quality of Armstrong Boulevard in Highland Park. See More

4300 Bordeaux Avenue, Dallas, Texas

Home in First Section of Highland Park West of Preston

4548 Fairway Avenue, Dallas, Texas

West Park in Highland Park West of Preston Home

3925 Potomac Avenue, Dallas, Texas

3926 Potomac Avenue, Dallas, Texas

Architect Henry B. Thomson Designed Home in Highland Park

While Hal Thomson is often associated with grand and opposing homes, he often created charming homes including the one in which he lived. On Potomac you will find the best... See More

5022 Seneca Drive, Dallas, Texas

This early home in Bluffview was designed by Hal Thomson in 1936. In 2002, Wilson Fuqua renovated this prominent Dallas estate, keeping the character of this home found on the... See More

6801 Baltimore Drive, Dallas, Texas

6801 Baltimore was designed by Hal Thomson for George T. and Isabel Brown Lee in the Spring of 1929. The solid brick exterior walls are reminiscent of the Georgian style... See More

5205 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas

5314 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas

Henry B. Thomson Home built in the 1910s

5421 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas

Hal Thomson Design

Swiss Avenue Historic Home

This home was designed by Hal Thomson in 1914 for George Greer, the president of Magnolia Petroleum Company, which later became Mobil Oil. Truly eclectic, the home is not true... See More